Parent Handbook 2010–2011 - Berklee College of Music

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Berklee College of Music supports all laws of the commonwealth governing “hazing” for all recognized student organization members. The college supports the right of all recognized student organizations to recruit members but in no way condones any act of hazing. The following is Massachusetts General Law Chapter 269, sections 17, 18, and 19, which prohibit the practice of hazing: “17. Hazing; organizing or participating; hazing defined: Whoever is a principal organizer or participant in the crime of hazing as defined herein shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than 100 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. “The term ‘hazing’ as used in this section and in sections 18 and 19, shall mean any conduct or method of initiation into any student organization, whether on public or private property, which willfully or recklessly endangers the physical or mental health of any student or other person. “Such conduct shall include whipping; beating; branding; forced calisthenics; exposure to the weather; forced consumption of any food, liquor, beverage, drug or other substance; or any other brutal treatment or forced physical activity which is likely to adversely affect the physical health or safety of any such student or other person, or which subjects such student or other person to extreme mental stress, including extended deprivation of sleep or rest or extended isolation. “18. Failure to report hazing: Whoever knows that another person is the victim of hazing as defined in section 17 and is at the scene of such crime shall, to the extent that such person can do so without danger or peril to himself/herself or others, report such crime to an appropriate law enforcement official as soon as reasonably practicable. Whoever fails to report such crime shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500. “19. Copy of sections 17, 18, and this section; issuance to members and applicants of school groups or organizations: Each secondary school and each public and private school or college shall issue to every group or organization under its authority or operating on or in conjunction with its campus or school, and to every member, plebe, pledge or applicant for membership in such group or organization, a copy of said sections 17 and 18, and shall sign an acknowledgement stating that such group, organization or individual has received a copy of said sections 17 and 18. “Each secondary school and each public or private school or college shall file, at least annually, a report with the Board of Higher Education and in the case of secondary schools, the board of education, certifying that such institution has complied with the provisions of this section and also certifying that said school has adopted a disciplinary policy with regards to the organizers and participants of hazing. The Board of Higher Education shall promulgate regulations For the most up-to-date information, visit berklee.edu.
governing the content and frequency of such reports, and shall forthwith report to the attorney general any such institution which fails to make such report.” The college will take disciplinary action against any individual(s) or organization(s) where sufficient evidence of hazing is found. Sanctions may include probation, suspension, or dismissal. Off-Campus Health and Legal Services Students requiring medical, psychological, or legal assistance may contact one of the following services. This is not a complete list of available facilities in the area. More references are available in the Counseling and Advising Center and the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs/Dean of Students. The college does not endorse any specific services. AIDS Information AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts 294 Washington Street, fifth floor Boston, MA 02116 617 437-6200 Hotline: 800 235-2331 Fenway Community Health 1340 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02115 617 267-0900 (main) Toll free: 888 242-0900 Alcohol Abuse Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment 723 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, MA 02118 617 534-4212 Alcoholics Anonymous 368 Congress Street (lower level) Boston, MA 02210 617 426-9444 Fenway Community Health Center 1340 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02115 617 927-6202 Clinics: Dental Harvard Dental Center 188 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 617 432-1434 Newbury Dental (Gentle Dental) For the most up-to-date information, visit berklee.edu.
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